California officials make arrests in LA hospice fraud crackdown

The California Department of Justice and several state agencies arrested five people Wednesday in a crackdown on an alleged hospice fraud ring, and officials said more arrests will come. Several suspects received “notices to appear” in court and will face arrest warrants if they don’t show. In total, the state filed charges against 21 suspects.

DOJ probing NFL over games on paid platforms, sources say

The National Football League is being investigated by the federal government for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources told CBS News. A government official familiar with the matter said the probe is about affordability for consumers and creating an “even

CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions

White House CEQ outlines “CE-first” approach to streamline NEPA reviews. Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a new guidance for Federal departments and agencies on how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions (CE) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance will relieve infrastructure projects from excessive permitting

GOP blocks Democrats’ attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) sought recognition on the floor to pass the resolution from House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), but Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.),…